Telegram-herald., 1887-06-23
WITH THEIR BOOTS ON
exrEanIsAr.0N or Tre TolLwsa's
By . Dsssrnissa Body II fFste cisissss :
The Deed Of Brave shsrid-ksn-
taektAns Rsjsses Over fhs
Death Of the bsnsails.

MogEHxAp. KY June 22-AbouE half
past eight this ncrniDg, determined
men 70 the number Of one hundred and
sixty. all armed with Winchester repeating
rifles, came into Nor eAosd under charge u
sserif Hoxee. 20 serve . warrant On Craig
Toiliver. charging him wffh false swearing
in issuing wnrrsnts for the arrest Of the
Logan boys. killed several weeks $50. As
one Of the sherifrs posse was cross
ing the railroad near the water
tank, about ffty yards east
of Raines' Cottage Hot<l-snd before
any attempt had Deen maie 10 serve the
warrant--Crzig Tolliver. who Was near the
hotel, saw him, and nred a. him. The
man lodged behind Q pile Of lumber. and
Toiiiyer and hisoousins, Bud and Jay Toll
yer aud HirAn Cooper. went lsfo the hotel
and barrcacsd the doors and windows.
They the posse came up under cover Of
brush behind the hotel. and Immediately
opened fire upon the bnstdilg. The house
was soon surrounded, bat az something OF
distsncs, nooeos the sherifi's men caring
10 get within range Of the deadly guns the
ToIliyer's knew 50 well how 70 use.
After firing had been kept up for prob
ably three quarters OF ~ hour, Tolliyer's
men attempted To leave the hotel aud
cross The railroad to another hotel on the
opposite side. While making this fool
hardy attempt the notorious leader OF the
gang, which has been such y terror TO
Rowan Ceuasy fell Ia the ground pierced
by four balls, from the deadly Winchesters
of the smbushed posse, two Of the bull
lets going through his breast. The others
goi to q point opposite the house and
fought the posse for some time. but find
ing the place less secure than they had
expected they made an attempt 20 cross
the railroad 10 their old position.
In this they were unsuccessful, for all
three fell riddled with ride balls. After
ascertaining that no more resistance would
be Offered. the posse picked up the dead
men and ph.ced them on the floor OF the
porch OF tke Cottage Hotel. An investiga-
tion showed <haS only one OF the Shsritf's
Brown who received an ugly flesh wound
in the thigh.
The fighting was kept 1p for two hours.
During the firing the utmost condemnation
preyaiisa among women and children, who
ran from their homes and rushed TO the
depot, hoping thereby to escape tie bullets.
The. passenger train which is due here at
/ O'Clock was delayed for two and half
hours. On account of the shooting. The
eight begun just Is the engineer whistied
for Morchead. The sheriff sent de-
tail of men to stop the train, but
the engineer bearing the rapid firing
brought the train to a stand still before
reaching the outskirts of the town.
After the ight WAS over the engineer was
permitted 20 run hrs train into the depot
when it was Immediately boarded by
number OF the sheriff's unen. armed with
Winchestsr's. Ladies screame3 and a Few
tainted. while many nsen had business out
side. Theposse, however, carefully searched
the train for one Of ToliiyerS gang they
thought bad escaped.
Catesby Toiiser. boy, and brother OF
Craig, had q hole shot through the leg OF
his pants. The posse wks composed OF the
best men in Rowan oounty. They appeared
70 be hard working farmers. anu were All
sober. earnest hooking men. Everybody in
Norehead seems giad that the Tollivers are
exterminsted,5 ,5and people will now breathe
ffeer.
Craig Tolliver was captured Just as hshad
wounded Pondman, one OF the posse. In the
leg with q pistol bali from the big pistol he
was shooting. He had also been wounded
slightly in the side.
Teiegrams were sent to Lexington to-
night for four coffins and four suits OF
clothes in which to bury the dead men.
During the Tolliver- Martin feud, which
has extended over period OF more than
three years. the following men have been
killed: Solomon Bradley. John Martin,
Whit Peiirey b. CsndeIl, Sheriff Baumgar-
ten. Marion Keaten. Jonn Davis. 9. Davis.
Wiley Tolliver, John e. Logan. w. III. Lo-
gan, and one other. besides the four men
killed today.